You are a native of Alexander City. What is your first memory of Lake Martin?
Unfortunately, I didn’t get down to Lake Martin as much when I was a kid. I do remember going to Wind Creek a little bit though. I remember my dad’s side of the family having a picnic on one of the points at Wind Creek a couple of different afternoons during the summer.
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